The Teenage Engineering EP-133 K.O. II at a glance:
With the EP-133 K.O. II, Teenage Engineering presents a fully-fledged sampler with sequencer in a super-compact format. At first glance, you might think of pocket calculators from the 80s, but this is not at all in keeping with the qualities of this well-designed musical instrument with a super-segment hybrid display and twelve velocity-sensitive trigger pads. The EP-133 K.O. II has 12 tracks; the polyphony is 6 voices with Stereo samples and 12 voices with mono samples. At 46 kHz / 16-bit sample rate, the sound quality can certainly be considered studio-compatible. The internal memory is 64 MB and offers space for 999 samples. As most of the one-shot samples are quite short, there is still enough space for Stereo samples, freshly sampled audio from the audio input and vocals recorded with the built-in microphone.
Memory management & sequencer
The sampler manages a total of nine projects, each with a capacity of 80,000 notes. Each project contains four times 99 patterns, which can have a maximum pattern length of up to 99 bars. Each pattern has twelve tracks for samples and MIDI, and a chromatic mode is also provided to play samples tonally. Notes are recorded in Live mode and a metronome can be switched on for rhythmic orientation. Thanks to the 15 Punch-In 2.0 effects, rhythm changes, fades and breaks are effortlessly achieved on a note basis. The samples in the pattern can be edited using standard parameters such as level, pitch, filter, A/R envelope, pan etc. There are also six good-sounding audio effects and a master compressor.
Connections
Contact with the outside world is initially established via the built-in loudspeaker. Inputs and outputs for stereo line, MIDI and sync are provided via 3.5mm stereo jacks. Power is supplied either via USB-C or four AAA batteries. USB-C is also used for data exchange with the computer and MIDI integration with the DAW. Audio is not transported via this.
EP-133 K.O. II Display
EP-133 K.O. II - performance demo
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Features:
Manufacturer:
Teenage Engineering
Construction / Number of Keys:
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